red sandstone or brown stone. The trees had centuries ago been out or burned off & the rain had washed the whole country in to washed red gullies. The only vegetation was rice in the valley where the soil could not erode much. The red sandstone foundation with conglomerate frome same color continued all day with a few some streaks of white clay & shale. In there is one wide valley filled by ripening rice fields. Beyond the city the mountains rise broken shoulders or falls of gigantic size like the faults or cliffs seen in the Grand Canyon of the Colorado. (12) Left the temple at 7:30 am - The trail wound down a bit & then followed up the valley a short way. From here we ascended the mountain side of the valley for large to an altitude of 8000 feet. The road then continued on the